Ragnow was probably the most pro ready player out of any player left on the board as far as instant impact. And happened to be a positional need. I mean, who did we expect to replace Swanson without messing up another position on the line? This was best for the team, now.

He compensated the low spending situation with gathering high talent players with a troubled history that nobody else wants. Sure, he gets them to play for him but what good is that trait when you are going to be with an organization like the Lions who brings in high character players? Let’s be real... he’s not coaching a scrub team every year. His teams are always very talented and always underperform.

That doesn’t change the fact that the Vikings are headed towards a 13-3 season. What seemed to be the case ten weeks ago didn’t end up being the case. Detroit would have needed a magical season to win the division with how good the Viking are and have been. The fact that everyone was saying Detroit is in the drivers seat ten weeks ago was perception. Reality ended up being totally different.